This sort of policy only ends up forcing students, especially trans students, into living situations where they are harassed and must be on guard at all moments. This further alienates already at-risk populations of youth when we should be including these individuals and building them up.

Gender-neutral housing options are essential to creating campuses that are safe and welcoming for LGBT students, especially transgender or gender-nonconforming students. Enough with the excuses, UNC-Chapel Hill. The right thing to do has nothing to do with "stakeholders."